Strange Fire, Holy Fire: Exploring the Highs and Lows of Your Charismatic Experience - Softcover

Klassen, Michael J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764205498 ISBN 13: 9780764205491

Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2009

Synopsis

Raised in the independent charismatic movement, pastor and writer Michael J. Klassen walks readers through issues and experiences common to most charismatics. These include speaking in tongues, spiritual power, authority, personal prophecy, and much more. Providing an honest and fair assessment of the movement's strengths and weaknesses, he helps readers separate the wheat from the chaff of their experiences--keeping the good and letting go of any disappointment, frustration, or pain.

About this title

About the Author

Michael J. Klassen has written extensively in the charismatic and evangelical markets, including as a ghostwriter for Rick Godwin, Rod Parsley, Tommy Barnett, and others. He has also authored Prayers to Move Your Mountains and We Will Pray for Election Day and contributed to additional books and study Bibles. Michael has served as a pastor since 1987, and currently serves as the Senior Pastor of The Neighborhood Church in Littleton, Colorado. He's a graduate of Oral Roberts University and Fuller Theological Seminary. Michael and his wife, Kelley, and their three daughters live in Littleton, Colorado.

From the Back Cover

Trying to Make Sense of Your Charismatic Experience? "Looking back through my involvement in the charismatic movement, I can see where I was hurt and where I hurt others--in the name of the Holy Spirit," Michael Klassen admits. "This book is written for people like me, who want to separate the wheat from the chaff of their charismatic experiences."Both a critic and an apologist, Klassen provides an honest assessment of the charismatic movement and its distinctive beliefs and practices: speaking in tongues, spiritual power, authority, healing, personal prophecy, and much more. Whether you have attended a charismatic church--or you are simply curious about this often misunderstood movement--the author clarifies what is biblical and good and what is human, hype, or even harmful.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764205498
• ISBN 13: 9780764205491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192